Elderly woman with a bleb leak

PURPOSETo describe a unique incidence of inadvertent filtering bleb creation after intravitreal injections. OBSERVATIONSAn 84-year-old woman with a history of wet age-related macular degeneration requiring intravitreal injections presented with a Seidel-positive conjunctival cyst. The cyst was in an...

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Published in:American journal of ophthalmology case reports 2021, Vol.23, p.101126-101126
Main Authors: Bowden, Eileen C, Sun, Catherine Q, Lee, Richard K
Format: Report
Language:English
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Summary:PURPOSETo describe a unique incidence of inadvertent filtering bleb creation after intravitreal injections. OBSERVATIONSAn 84-year-old woman with a history of wet age-related macular degeneration requiring intravitreal injections presented with a Seidel-positive conjunctival cyst. The cyst was in an area where she had received multiple injections and was suspected to be an inadvertent filtering bleb secondary to a full-thickness scleral hole created by these injections. She underwent surgical closure of the fistula and repair of the bleb. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPORTANCEThis case emphasizes the importance of recognizing this potential complication of intraocular injections and outlines steps that should be taken to prevent poor outcomes and vision loss.
ISSN:2451-9936
DOI:10.1016/j.ajoc.2021.101126